RailGiants Train Museum

RailGiants Train Museum is a railroad museum of historic trains located at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, United States.

RailGiants Train Museum
Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 on display in 2005, before moving out in 2013-2014 for restoration.
Location within California
RailGiants Train Museum (the United States)
LocationFairplex, Pomona, California, United States
Coordinates34.083641°N 117.770251°W / 34.083641; -117.770251
TypeRail transport display
Collection sizeDepot and rolling stock
Public transit accessSan Bernardino Line (Pomona (North) station)
Websitewww.railgiants.org

The museum was closed indefinitely in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but is scheduled to reopen in May 2022.[1]

Collection

The collection features historic locomotives which visitors may board.[2] The museum also features a historic train station, a library, and a collection of railway memorabilia.[2][3] Currently, entry to the museum is free and open to the public on the second weekend of each month.[3]

A notable locomotive in the collection is the Union Pacific 4014, which was on display at the museum until 2014, when it was moved for restoration.[3]

The museum was featured in Visiting... with Huell Howser Episode 1015.[4]

Displayed Locomotives
Railroad Builder Type/Model Built SN History
Outer Harbor Terminal #2 Schenectady Locomotive Works 0-6-0 10/1887 2409 Built as ATSF#590, Sold in 1893 to Southern California #40, transferred to ATSF#2285 in 1900, Sold in 1909 to OHT#2, Donated 1956.
United States Potash #3 Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-8-0, 3 ft gauge 3/1903 21882 Built as Arizona Copper Co #20, Later became Morenci Southern #20, Sold in 1921 to Phelps Dodge Corp., Sold in 1931 to United States Potash #3, Donated 1956.
Fruit Growers Supply #3 Climax Locomotive Works Three Tuck Climax 3/1909 932 Built as Northern California Lumber Co #3, Sold in 1913 to Fruit Growers Supply #3, Donated 1953.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 3450 Baldwin Locomotive Works 4-6-4 4/1927 59993 Built as ATSF#3450, Donated 1955.
Southern Pacific 5021 American Locomotive Company 4-10-2

3 Cylinder

 5/1926 66793 Built in Schenectady as Southern Pacific #5021, Donated 1956 and Displayed in San Bernardino, moved to the RailGiants Museum in the 1970s.
Union Pacific 9000 American Locomotive Company 4-12-2

3 Cylinder

 3/1926 66544 Built in Dunkirk as Union Pacific #9000. Donated 1956.
Union Pacific 3105 Electro Motive Diesel SD40-2C 6/1979 786181-8 Built as Missouri Pacific #6027, Merged into Union Pacific #3927, renumbered in 2003 to #3105. Traded for Union Pacific #4014 in 2014.
Union Pacific 6915 Electro Motive Diesel DDA40X 10/1969 7134-16 Built as Union Pacific #6915, Donated 1987.

See also

References
  1. "RailGiants Train Museum | Historical Journey of the American Railroad". railgiants.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. Summons, Trevor (June 3, 2019). "Trevor's Travels: Do the Locomotion at the Rail Giants Train Museum in Pomona". Daily Bulletin.
  3. Merino, Maydeen (November 15, 2019). "Nostalgia Rides the Rails at Fairplex". Campus Times.
  4. "Fairplex Railroad Museum – Visiting (1015) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University".


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